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he's at the white house now. bill? >> reporter: scott, when barack obama was running for president in 2008, he vowed to close the u.s. prison in guantanamo bay cuba, a promise he did not keep. today he blamed congress. and with many of the prisoners there on that hunger strike that you mentioned, he said he'd try again. >> is it any surprise really that they would prefer death rather than have no end in sight to their confinement? >> it is not a surprise to me that we have problems in guantanamo. it is expensive. it is inefficient. it hurts us in terms of our international standing. it lessens cooperation with our allies on counter-terrorism efforts. it is a recruitment tool for extremists. it needs to be closed. i'm going to go back at this and i'm going to reengage with congress to try to make the case that this is not something that is in the best interest of the american people. >> meanwhile you continue to force feed these folks. >> i don't want these individuals to die. obviously the pentagon is trying to manage
he's at the white house now. bill? >> reporter: scott, when barack obama was running for president in 2008, he vowed to close the u.s. prison in guantanamo bay cuba, a promise he did not keep. today he blamed congress. and with many of the prisoners there on that hunger strike that you mentioned, he said he'd try again. >> is it any surprise really that they would prefer death rather than have no end in sight to their confinement? >> it is not a surprise to me that we have...
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. >> president obama personally called jason colins to express his support, a white house aide said he was impressed by his courage and the first laid tweeted "we got your back." >> thank you. you can see the exclusive interview with george stephanopolis this morning on "good morning america" at 7:00 a.m. right after the abc7 morning news. >> new this morning, the oakland a's and fans deserve to sleep in after an epic battle that lasted unbelievable 6 1/2 hours going 19 innings. boy, that game at coliseum began last night and ended only three hours ago this morning when a's first baseman moss hit the two-run homer to beat the angels 10-8 after the a's rallied from behind in a game that had a 7 and 14 inning stretch and lasted past the final bart train, the longest gamive in both teams' history. >> oakland police department is slowly making much needed reforms according to a report by court-appointed monitor overseeing the reforms related to police brutality. the monitor says the department is meeting many of the 51 new guidelines including speeding the time taken to investigate complai
. >> president obama personally called jason colins to express his support, a white house aide said he was impressed by his courage and the first laid tweeted "we got your back." >> thank you. you can see the exclusive interview with george stephanopolis this morning on "good morning america" at 7:00 a.m. right after the abc7 morning news. >> new this morning, the oakland a's and fans deserve to sleep in after an epic battle that lasted unbelievable 6 1/2...
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in the east room of the white house today. the program going for hiring and training, nearly tripling the original goal and againer yaited pledges to hire, or train another 435,000 over next five years but mr. obama wants tp companies to step up to keep up with the nearly one million service member that's will become civilians in coming years. east bay companies are doing their part. they have helped 100,000 vet transget hired. employers say they look for personnel because they tend off strong leadership skills. >> there are some management positions and i think there would be some skills they already, you know bring with that. having been in the military. >> the job fair also included work shops and resume writing and how vets can sell skills they learned as skills that employers want. >> amanda knox's memoir hits store shelves today. she intok to diane sawer about the case in her book "waiting to be heard". the seattle native convict ntd 2007 murder of her roommate. she spent four years in prison before an appeals court set
in the east room of the white house today. the program going for hiring and training, nearly tripling the original goal and againer yaited pledges to hire, or train another 435,000 over next five years but mr. obama wants tp companies to step up to keep up with the nearly one million service member that's will become civilians in coming years. east bay companies are doing their part. they have helped 100,000 vet transget hired. employers say they look for personnel because they tend off strong...
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. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ first lady michelle obama has been living in the white house for over four years now enjoying moments of accomplishment but also sharing moments of national grief. our lee cowan has paid her a visit. >> hi. how are you? >> how are you? so good to see you. thank you for inviting us. a beautiful day. doesn't get much better than this. >> so nice, bright and shiny. reporter: it was a bright and shiny day when they met at the white house just three days before the events in boston and west texas. >> the garden changes week to week. >> reporter: those twin tragedies cast a long shadow over a spring that was just beginning to bloom that day out on the white house garden. it all changed so quickly. in the days following our tour, the president and the first lady found themselves attending memorial services for the dead. offering the consolation of a nation, she says, has been more powerful than almost anything else she's had to face. when there are no words, how do you come up with the words to say? >> you know, in those moments i try to speak from my
. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ first lady michelle obama has been living in the white house for over four years now enjoying moments of accomplishment but also sharing moments of national grief. our lee cowan has paid her a visit. >> hi. how are you? >> how are you? so good to see you. thank you for inviting us. a beautiful day. doesn't get much better than this. >> so nice, bright and shiny. reporter: it was a bright and shiny day when they met at the white...
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president obama casts a vote for comedy at this weekend's white house correspondents' dinner. >> take the sequester. republicans fell in love with this thing, and now they can't stop talking about how much they hate it. it's like we're trapped in a taylor swift album. captioning funded by cbs >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, april 29th, 2013. >>> good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm vinita nair. we begin this morning into the investigation of the boston marathon bombings. investigators are still trying to determine if the suspects acted alone. the chairman of the house intelligence committee, chairman mike rogers, says persons of interest are being sought, meanwhile the mother is coming under close scrutiny. during a wiretapped phone conversation with her older son, she's heard discussing jihad. ines ferre reports. >> reporter: lawmakers are questioning whether the boston bombing suspects may have had training from terrorists. the chairman of the homeland security system says the tsarnaev brothers used weapons similar to pakistan, afghanistan, and india. >> the ex
president obama casts a vote for comedy at this weekend's white house correspondents' dinner. >> take the sequester. republicans fell in love with this thing, and now they can't stop talking about how much they hate it. it's like we're trapped in a taylor swift album. captioning funded by cbs >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, april 29th, 2013. >>> good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm vinita nair. we begin this morning into the investigation...
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. >>> after showing off his chops at the white house correspondents' dinner, president obama is back to serious business. in a wide-ranging news conference, the president said until there is, quote, hard, effective evidence that syria used chemical weapons against its citizens, he will not consider military action. the president also addressed guantanamo bay vowing to renew his push to close the detention facility. he also expressed concern about the dozens of terror suspects held there who are engaged in a hunger strike. >>> investigators in mississippi say the man accused of sending ricin-laced letters to top officials ordered caster beans on ebay. ricin is derived from those beans. james everett dutschke is being held without bond in this case. officials say they found traces of ricin on a dust mask that dut ki threw in a dumpster and in a martial arts studio he used to own. >>> well, it's may 1st, and authorities in seattle are gearing up hoping to avoid a repeat of the violence during last year's may day march. there will be demonstrations there, as well as in los angeles where
. >>> after showing off his chops at the white house correspondents' dinner, president obama is back to serious business. in a wide-ranging news conference, the president said until there is, quote, hard, effective evidence that syria used chemical weapons against its citizens, he will not consider military action. the president also addressed guantanamo bay vowing to renew his push to close the detention facility. he also expressed concern about the dozens of terror suspects held...
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president obama is back at the white house after a three day trip south of the border. in mexico the president voiced support for overhaul of american immigration policies. >>> firefighters are getting help from moist, cool weather in battling a wildfire in southern california. it is now 30% contained. >>> more news later. now we take you back to "extreme caught on camera." >>> tantrums -- >> that was my [ bleep ] i.d. >> -- tirades -- >> do your job! >> -- and takedowns. just another day at the office where anything can happen. so if you thought your job was tough, you may reconsider after watching this. a clip guaranteed to give any manager labor pains. a fast food worker sinks to a new low. >> i'm taking a bath in the sink at burger king. >> june 2011. aspiring performer timothy tacket finds fame "caught on camera" time. he works in the food prep area. tonight the 25-year-old is celebrating his birthday in a bath in the utility sink. >> it's my birthday. feeling a little frisky. thought i would get clean. >> it is your worst nightmare and plays to the worst stereotyp
president obama is back at the white house after a three day trip south of the border. in mexico the president voiced support for overhaul of american immigration policies. >>> firefighters are getting help from moist, cool weather in battling a wildfire in southern california. it is now 30% contained. >>> more news later. now we take you back to "extreme caught on camera." >>> tantrums -- >> that was my [ bleep ] i.d. >> -- tirades -- >>...
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. >>> president obama poked fun at him and the president at the annual white house correspondent's dinner. he showed himself with a picture of bangs a fashion move praised when mrs. obama cut her hair. the president tackled the controversy that came up during his last california visit. >> i happened to mention that calmalla harris is the best- looking attorney general in the country. as you might imagine, i got in trouble when i got back home. [ laughter ] who knew eric holder was so sensitive? >> we spotted san francisco lee ed lee at dinner. the dinner raises money for journalism scholarships the bay area city that made the list of one of the most ten well-read places on the earth. >> but first a dedicated group takes to the streets of oakland to call to the end of violence. >> halfway through, we were panting. >> climbing for a cause. why it wasn't baseball that brought hundreds to at&t park this morning? authorities in oakland detained about a dozen people overnight for allegedly throwing bottles at sheriff's deputies the sheriff's office says around 221:30 a.m. deputies began to chas
. >>> president obama poked fun at him and the president at the annual white house correspondent's dinner. he showed himself with a picture of bangs a fashion move praised when mrs. obama cut her hair. the president tackled the controversy that came up during his last california visit. >> i happened to mention that calmalla harris is the best- looking attorney general in the country. as you might imagine, i got in trouble when i got back home. [ laughter ] who knew eric holder...
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a new change is coming to president obama's cabinet. the president expected to nominate the mayor of charlotte, north carolina to be secretary of transportation. a white house official telling us mayor anthony fox has successfully seen a rapid growth in the city infrastructure sense becoming mayor in 2009. he would take over for current transportation secretary ray lahood. >>> a display of military might by israel over the gaza strip. it began after the a series of rockets fired from the gaza strip landed in southern israel. israeli war planes quickly retaliated. they claim a hamas training install las vegas were targeted. no injuries were reported. rocket attacks from gaza into israel have been declining but sporadic violence across the border remains a threat. >>> a violent face-off between the government in libya and about 200 armed protesters. remember the united states role in a no fly and all that libya has been to and now we fast forward to instability suddenly in the country. the protesters have surrounded the tripoli foreign mi
a new change is coming to president obama's cabinet. the president expected to nominate the mayor of charlotte, north carolina to be secretary of transportation. a white house official telling us mayor anthony fox has successfully seen a rapid growth in the city infrastructure sense becoming mayor in 2009. he would take over for current transportation secretary ray lahood. >>> a display of military might by israel over the gaza strip. it began after the a series of rockets fired from...
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how much of a concern is this for the obama administration. we hit the 100-day benchmark for the president in his second term. >>> i think it's a concern for him but i think a lot of people are frustrated that this isn't the front of his agenda and congress's agenda more. before the election you heard congress and the president constantly mentioning jobs, jobs, jobs. now you don't hear that as much. there's many more focus on immigration, gun control legislation. these are all important issues but a lot of people would like to see congress again looking toward economic recovery, toward recovering the housing market and what to do about the fact that so many people don't have jobs. >> as you bring up, immigration is something that the president ran on in '08 and 2012. this problem with syria is something that skould have been anticipated as we've been watching a humanitarian crisis gho on in that country for the last two years. on the daily rundown, there was a man that appeared with check chuck. i want to play in i picked up on that interview.
how much of a concern is this for the obama administration. we hit the 100-day benchmark for the president in his second term. >>> i think it's a concern for him but i think a lot of people are frustrated that this isn't the front of his agenda and congress's agenda more. before the election you heard congress and the president constantly mentioning jobs, jobs, jobs. now you don't hear that as much. there's many more focus on immigration, gun control legislation. these are all...
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mark matthews has the story from silicon valley and the white house. >> president and first lady spent the past two days bringing attention to national program to the hire returning veterans. yesterday michelle obama singled out cisco systems ceo for major contributor. >> i want to thank john chambers and everyone at cisco for their extraordinary leadership. >>reporter: what cisco did is create a computer program that translates a soldier military specialty that a civilian job description. >> whole point of the program is to really help to make that translation between your military experience an skills and civilian jobs and skills needed in the civil i don't know work force. >>reporter: skoys democrat stated how veteran can enter in military code for his or her specialty and up will come list of civilian job and seniority indication or licenses that are required and steps on how to get any additional training. hewlett-packard and/or kill among the high tech company offering training along with cisco. >> makes it very easy to translate your military experience to civilian jobs that are
mark matthews has the story from silicon valley and the white house. >> president and first lady spent the past two days bringing attention to national program to the hire returning veterans. yesterday michelle obama singled out cisco systems ceo for major contributor. >> i want to thank john chambers and everyone at cisco for their extraordinary leadership. >>reporter: what cisco did is create a computer program that translates a soldier military specialty that a civilian job...
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president obama is said to be considering a plan to ship weapons to rebel groups fighting the syrian army. the president has ordered his national security team to identify what the u.s. can do to help topple syrian dictator bashir al assad. >> we've got do everything we can to protect the syrian people. >> the president said he likely used chemical weapons against his own people, but he said more evidence is needed. >> i've got to be sure i have got the facts. that's what americans expect. >> the president said he likely used chemical weapons against hiss own people, but more evidence is needed. he called the use of chemical weapon games-changer. >> that means there are some options we might not otherwise exercise that we would -- that we would strongly consider. >> but president obama stopped short of repeating that syria's use of chemical weapons is a redline that it cannot cross. many here on capitol hill are becoming frustrated with the lack of action. >> the president has laid down the line. you know, it can't be a dotted line. it can't be anything other than a redline. >> cbs n
president obama is said to be considering a plan to ship weapons to rebel groups fighting the syrian army. the president has ordered his national security team to identify what the u.s. can do to help topple syrian dictator bashir al assad. >> we've got do everything we can to protect the syrian people. >> the president said he likely used chemical weapons against his own people, but he said more evidence is needed. >> i've got to be sure i have got the facts. that's what...
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michele obama announced plans to hire another 435,000 veterans over just the next five years. our next guest is a big part of this effort. siemens, a german industrial giant that has a day operation here in the u.s. a new job training program to help our veterans stepping up to the plate with breaking news on this. u.s.a. ceo. you may remember him because he was called up by the president during his state of the union address as a company it is creating jobs here in the u.s. you hear of specific pieces. big news which will be officially announced in less than half an hour. that is it. >> we have been a big part of joining forces. we hired over a thousand. one of the things we found is that veterans want to get into higher-paying jobs, more technical jobs. they have good technical but need more. we are announcing a new initiative tired veterans and to our software technology business. we're going to offer that as free training. twenty-two sites around the country. hoping to train hundreds of veterans. this offer is of the world's leading software is for computer aided design, m
michele obama announced plans to hire another 435,000 veterans over just the next five years. our next guest is a big part of this effort. siemens, a german industrial giant that has a day operation here in the u.s. a new job training program to help our veterans stepping up to the plate with breaking news on this. u.s.a. ceo. you may remember him because he was called up by the president during his state of the union address as a company it is creating jobs here in the u.s. you hear of...
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bill plante is at the white house. good morning. >> reporter: charlie, good morning. he's heading to mexico this morning. he's focusing. the trip also coincides with the president's drive for immigration reform. immigration question won't dominate the visit, but it certainly will come up. mr. obama doesn't want it to disrupt the bipartisan talks that are going on right now on capitol hill, but the new mexican president shares the same goals on immigration, le jij miezing the millions of mexicans living now in the u.s. that said mexican migration to the u.s. is currently at its lowest level in 40 years. the reason, mexico's economy is growing faster than that of the u.s. so both presidents may want to highlight mexico's economy as one of the best ways to curb illegal immigration. after a speech to them on friday, the president will go to costa rica for a meeting with central american leaders. he's due back here on saturday night. charlie and norah? >> bill plante, thank you. >>> and the obama administration is renewing its fight over the morning after pill. the justice
bill plante is at the white house. good morning. >> reporter: charlie, good morning. he's heading to mexico this morning. he's focusing. the trip also coincides with the president's drive for immigration reform. immigration question won't dominate the visit, but it certainly will come up. mr. obama doesn't want it to disrupt the bipartisan talks that are going on right now on capitol hill, but the new mexican president shares the same goals on immigration, le jij miezing the millions of...
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president obama has tapped its transportation secretary nominee. rich: at an indoor ceremony, because it is raining at the white house, so thanks for pointing out the weather in california. he has been chosen to lead the department of transportation. perhaps a move away from the department of transportation current secretary, ray lahood. take a listen. >> our top party as a nation is doing everything we can to grow our economy and build great jobs. one of the best ways we can do that is to put americans back to work rebuilding our infrastructure. that is why i propose a fix it first program to put more people to work as soon as possible on our most urgent rep. rich: this is what the psident has in store. $50 billion one-time shop for infrastructure projects. $1 billion for a new air traffic control system. this is still something that has to go through the senate confirmation. the head of the transportation committee basically saying that it looks forward to remaining committed. once he has been confirmed by the senate, a good time for him, i look
president obama has tapped its transportation secretary nominee. rich: at an indoor ceremony, because it is raining at the white house, so thanks for pointing out the weather in california. he has been chosen to lead the department of transportation. perhaps a move away from the department of transportation current secretary, ray lahood. take a listen. >> our top party as a nation is doing everything we can to grow our economy and build great jobs. one of the best ways we can do that is...
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barack obama himself has admitted to more than a little bit of drug use in his lifetime. he admitted to using marijuana and cocaine in his use. if he had not been raised by white grandparents in hawaii or had not done much of his illegal drug use on but the odds are good he would have been stopped or for a store search and caught and far from being president of the united states today he might not even have the right to vote depending on the state he lives in. >> intelligentsia is from the certainty that religion and reason are in different boxes. and the two are at war with each other. someone who was a rational is not a religious or vice versa. and it is the antidote to religion. this itself is the ultimate irrational idea because of the belief that religion is identical to the west is completely untrue.
barack obama himself has admitted to more than a little bit of drug use in his lifetime. he admitted to using marijuana and cocaine in his use. if he had not been raised by white grandparents in hawaii or had not done much of his illegal drug use on but the odds are good he would have been stopped or for a store search and caught and far from being president of the united states today he might not even have the right to vote depending on the state he lives in. >> intelligentsia is from...
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president obama embraced his role as comedian in chief. our white house peter alexander made it there for all the laughs. >> i feel like it s just a couple of hours ago. you talk about the politicians, the journalists, plenty of celebrities too. a couple of sightings i had. bradley cooper, katie perry there. they call this as the nerd prom, but it's highlighted each year by these dualing comedic appearances this year between the president and late night host conan o'brien, where really nothing is off limits. not the politicians, the pundits, or even the president himself. ♪ ♪ don't stop the party >> it's like when two different zoos get together. you know, the hollywood zoo and the d.c. zoo. >> president obama, that's my man. ♪ >> thank you. how do you like my new entrance music? rush limbaugh warned you about this. second term, baby. >> tonight i'm excited to announce that turner broadcasting is going to make a television miniseries about the big power players here in washington. vice psident joe biden is goinlayeg to by bob barker.
president obama embraced his role as comedian in chief. our white house peter alexander made it there for all the laughs. >> i feel like it s just a couple of hours ago. you talk about the politicians, the journalists, plenty of celebrities too. a couple of sightings i had. bradley cooper, katie perry there. they call this as the nerd prom, but it's highlighted each year by these dualing comedic appearances this year between the president and late night host conan o'brien, where really...
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president obama left the white house this afternoon after making a couple of cabinet appointments, and he headed to mexico for the first of three days of his latin american trip. he held a news conference with the mexican president. a number of topics were talked about including immigration and commerce as well. of three days. here is their news conference from earlier. it is about 50 minutes. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> his excellency, and barack obama. we will hear from the president of the united mexican states. good afternoon, everyone. first and foremost, i would like to extend the warmest welcome to barack obama and his team. we would like to welcome them with open arms. we hope you feel at home. we appreciate your will. relationship built of mutual respect and collaboration for the benefit of our people. before we cover the areas on behalf of the mexican people, i -- to repeat our unfortunately common and it took the lives of american citizens. me, i would like to share with audience and memb
president obama left the white house this afternoon after making a couple of cabinet appointments, and he headed to mexico for the first of three days of his latin american trip. he held a news conference with the mexican president. a number of topics were talked about including immigration and commerce as well. of three days. here is their news conference from earlier. it is about 50 minutes. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite...
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the obama administration wants more proof about the use of chemical warfare while it considers the white house's options. meanwhile, today the republican head of the house intelligence committee weighed in on this. >> we've been saying for some time now we believe over the course of two years small amounts of chemical weapons have been used. i think that's beyond a shadow of a doubt at this point. we really don't want to be the sheriff, but we do want to be the coach. that's where we can bring the most impact. >> steve centanni in washington with the news. steve, now that we've seen chemical weapons used in syria, we don't have details of how or when. is the white house any closer to taking action? >> reporter: well, harris, the pressure is clearly on. it's mounting as we speak, and defense secretary chuck hagel last week said arming the rebels is a consideration, but no decision has yet been made. >> i don't take any options off the table as commander-in-chief. circumstances can change. you never know what contingencies you have to deal with, but what i do know is that i cannot see a sc
the obama administration wants more proof about the use of chemical warfare while it considers the white house's options. meanwhile, today the republican head of the house intelligence committee weighed in on this. >> we've been saying for some time now we believe over the course of two years small amounts of chemical weapons have been used. i think that's beyond a shadow of a doubt at this point. we really don't want to be the sheriff, but we do want to be the coach. that's where we can...
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as tensions rise in the middle east, president obama did tell reporters he's keeping all options open. but he is being careful because of prior mistakes, he says, made by moving too quickly in the middle east, and he is reluctant to send in american troops. >> i do not foresee a scenario in which boots on the ground in syria, american boots on the ground in syria, would not only be good for america, but also would be good for syria. >> reporter: the president also saying he's willing to use every pressure point available against syria. dan and bianna. >> a major challenge facing this administration right now. jim avila traveling with the president. thank you. >>> a lot of other news developing overnight. and for that, as always, it's mr. ron claiborne. good morning, sir. >> good morning, mr. dan harris and bianna golodryga. good morning, america. >>> we begin with that routine traffic stop that turned into a deadly shootout. police in ohio have released this disturbing dash cam video from back in march showing a man jumping out of his car and opening fire on a pair of police officers
as tensions rise in the middle east, president obama did tell reporters he's keeping all options open. but he is being careful because of prior mistakes, he says, made by moving too quickly in the middle east, and he is reluctant to send in american troops. >> i do not foresee a scenario in which boots on the ground in syria, american boots on the ground in syria, would not only be good for america, but also would be good for syria. >> reporter: the president also saying he's...
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remember that pesky reagan-appointed judge who gave the obama white house the what for? this week, the justice department announced an appeal of his ruling, claiming that the judge did not have the judicial authority to order the fda to take a specific action. even though the obama administration itself overruled the fda just last year. for their part, justice department officials maintain the white house was not involved in this decision. joining us now is nancy northrop, president of the center for reproductive rights. we had to rewrite that script several times because it was so confusing about what was happening. in the end it seals like the white house is playing politics on this. >> well that's right. for eight years the senate for reproductive rights has been suing the fda to have emergency contraception over the counter for all women. we won a tremendous decision less than a month ago and in that decision, judge kormen said, the obama administration and the bush administration had played politics with this issue and here we are, less than a month later, we've got
remember that pesky reagan-appointed judge who gave the obama white house the what for? this week, the justice department announced an appeal of his ruling, claiming that the judge did not have the judicial authority to order the fda to take a specific action. even though the obama administration itself overruled the fda just last year. for their part, justice department officials maintain the white house was not involved in this decision. joining us now is nancy northrop, president of the...
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. >> we're listening live from the rose garden in the white house. president obama announcing two new nominations. the lady on the right is penny pritzger. nominated as the new commerce secretary. businesswoman, philanthropist and heirist. also be nominating michael froman on your left as the new u.s. trade representative. right now is one of the president's top economic advisors. again, you are looking live at the white house. the new nominees to the president's administration. >>> in the next 30 minutes, the president is due to leave the white house and fly to mexico. this afternoon he meets with the president of mexico. this trip could play a big role in the immigration reform fight right here in the u.s. >> reporter: president obama is counting on the u.s./mexico relationship to appeal to congress to move on immigration legislation. president obama and mexican president are on the same page with immigration reform. both support a path to citizenship for the 11 million people in the u.s. illegally. and both to establish a temporary seasonal work p
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our political director, chief white house correspondent chuck todd is with us for more on this. chuck, what to do about it now in a nation not looking for yet another foreign conflict? >> reporter: absolutely. look, the first time personally the president acknowledged that, yes, they have -- we have evidence, the united states government -- evidence of chemical weapons being used in syria. but in a meeting and the oval office with the king of jordan he made that acknowledgment with a lot of caveats. take a listen. >> knowing that potentially chemical weapons have been used inside of syria doesn't tell us when they were used, how they were used, obtaining confirmation and strong evidence. all of those things we have to make sure we work on with the international community and we, ourselves, are going to focus on this. >> reporter: here's what sources are making clear to me. their intelligence, they believe, is spot on. they believe they know chemical weapons were used. they don't know who ordered it. did assad himself do it? is it a rogue agent? that's the evidence the president
our political director, chief white house correspondent chuck todd is with us for more on this. chuck, what to do about it now in a nation not looking for yet another foreign conflict? >> reporter: absolutely. look, the first time personally the president acknowledged that, yes, they have -- we have evidence, the united states government -- evidence of chemical weapons being used in syria. but in a meeting and the oval office with the king of jordan he made that acknowledgment with a lot...
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he also worked in the obama white house and now he is hosting "the big brain theory" on the discovery channel. back in the '80s the best minds in this country were called upon to create a missile defense system. untold millions were spent on a system nicknamed star wars. but it never quite worked. at the time scientists compared to shooting a bullet with a bullet, an insanely difficult task. and that insanely difficult task is your next challenge. >> no way. >> your challenge is to build a device that can be remotely controlled from inside your bufrpger to hit that missile in the air. >> feeling like she did, no way! good morning. >> good morning. >> thanks for having me. >> it s it's exciting. it is dorky tv. >> so what exactly is the premise? >> the premise is basically top chef for engineers. and so we have ten young american engineers and a set of cooking they have to come up with solutions to crazy engineering challenge that's have real world applications. >> and the contestants are from all walks of life serious engineers and scientists? >> exactly. half of them are socially awk
he also worked in the obama white house and now he is hosting "the big brain theory" on the discovery channel. back in the '80s the best minds in this country were called upon to create a missile defense system. untold millions were spent on a system nicknamed star wars. but it never quite worked. at the time scientists compared to shooting a bullet with a bullet, an insanely difficult task. and that insanely difficult task is your next challenge. >> no way. >> your...
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bill plante at the white house. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the president leaves within the hour for a three-day trip to mexico focused on security are trade promotion and strengthening relations with the new mexican president, enreg enrique pena nieto. they don't want to disrupt the partisan talks on capitol hill, but the new mexican president shares same goals on immigration. creating guest worker programs for migrants and legitimating the millions living illegally in the u.s. that said mexican migration to the u.s. is at its lowest level in 40 years. the reason? mexico's economy is growing faster than that of the u.s. so both presidents may want to highlight mexico's strong economy as one of the best ways to curb illegal immigration. after a speech to mexican entrepreneurs on friday the president will go to costa rica for a meeting with central american leaders, due back on saturday night. charlie, norah. >> bill plante thank you. the obama administration is renewing its fight on the morning after pill. a judge's order removes all age limit
bill plante at the white house. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the president leaves within the hour for a three-day trip to mexico focused on security are trade promotion and strengthening relations with the new mexican president, enreg enrique pena nieto. they don't want to disrupt the partisan talks on capitol hill, but the new mexican president shares same goals on immigration. creating guest worker programs for migrants and legitimating the millions living illegally in the...
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president obama will muster lemaster with a historically low percentage of white voters. only 39%. 39%, the president had a little extra support in other places. 71% o the hispanic vote. %. 73% voted for president obama. but the black vote was spectacular. he got 93% of the black vote. talk about a consensus, that is a consensus. the key was the black voter turnout. making just about 12% of the eligible voters in the country. they turned up 13% of the total votes from last year. for the fst time ever, voters turn out at a higher rate than white voters overall last year. in fact, if they turned out at the same rate as they did back in 2004, governor romney would have actually won the election. is not clear that the democratic party can repeat last year's performance. but one thing is clear. everything the republican party did was inadequate. they certainly demonstratedhat the republican party has a lot of thinking to do. they better find some better thinkers if they are going to be competitive in the next. the president and his transportation secretary. apparent not a requ
president obama will muster lemaster with a historically low percentage of white voters. only 39%. 39%, the president had a little extra support in other places. 71% o the hispanic vote. %. 73% voted for president obama. but the black vote was spectacular. he got 93% of the black vote. talk about a consensus, that is a consensus. the key was the black voter turnout. making just about 12% of the eligible voters in the country. they turned up 13% of the total votes from last year. for the fst...
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senior white house officials say the u.s. is considering sending weapons to rebel fighters. a move seen as a serious escalation and one that president obama rejected last year. >> all right, now to the legal battle over the morning after pill. the justice department says a new york judge overstepped his bounds when he ordered all age restrictions on the pill lifted. now the government is a peeling the judge's order arguing his decision should be suspended for now. >> many of us are finally enjoying some ideal springtime weather. others are dig out their cars from deep snow. take a look at fort collins, colorado. the snow is so heavy and wet, it is snapping tree branches. as much as 20 inches fell in some spots. from the rockies well into the midwest. meanwhilen southern california, strong winds are pushing a wildfire that forced some people from their homes. it has burned some 3,000 acres already along with one home and several vehicles. one fire fighter has been injured, battling this blaze. it is unclear how it starteded and officials are not saying whether they expect to
senior white house officials say the u.s. is considering sending weapons to rebel fighters. a move seen as a serious escalation and one that president obama rejected last year. >> all right, now to the legal battle over the morning after pill. the justice department says a new york judge overstepped his bounds when he ordered all age restrictions on the pill lifted. now the government is a peeling the judge's order arguing his decision should be suspended for now. >> many of us are...
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so white house officials are not commenting this morning, but president obama has consistently said he believes that israel has a right to defend itself. and i can tell you that syria has been a pressing concern for this administration. of course, president obama traveling here in latin america, landed here in costa rica yesterday, and held a joint news conference in which he got a question about the conflict in syria, and he made his most definitive comment to date about possible american military intervention. take a listen to what he had to say. >> i do not foresee a scenario in which boots on the ground in syria, american boots on the ground in syria, would not only be good for america, but also would be good for syria. >> so the president all but ruling out the possibility of putting boots on the ground. according to most polls, americans are opposed to direct military intervention in syria. they are war weary in the wake of iraq and afghanistan. so other possible options under consideration, united states could launch its own air strikes. also, officials considering arming opposi
so white house officials are not commenting this morning, but president obama has consistently said he believes that israel has a right to defend itself. and i can tell you that syria has been a pressing concern for this administration. of course, president obama traveling here in latin america, landed here in costa rica yesterday, and held a joint news conference in which he got a question about the conflict in syria, and he made his most definitive comment to date about possible american...
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they look at president obama very differently. white paradigm has them s shift. i think that is happening. we don't need to have these dramatic upheavals to have changed. i think the paradigm has already shifted and there is a new contract already being built. let me come back before i go -- any issue of education brown is in the mx. longer america puff favorite minority, and i am ok with that. my feelings are hurt. we least that a black president out of it. this is your time. the bad is it is with that you surrounded, the good news is we come in peace. >> i like that. >> speaking of coming in peace, there is conflict in communities and cities in the community -- black and brown trying to peacefully coexist. when community moving in, one community moving out. they're living on top of each other in dense areas in chicago -- the wonder if you have any thoughts on the years to come and how black folks and brown folks, how are we going to do this dance over the coming years? >> there is a competition for scarce resources. think the congressman pointed this out earlie
they look at president obama very differently. white paradigm has them s shift. i think that is happening. we don't need to have these dramatic upheavals to have changed. i think the paradigm has already shifted and there is a new contract already being built. let me come back before i go -- any issue of education brown is in the mx. longer america puff favorite minority, and i am ok with that. my feelings are hurt. we least that a black president out of it. this is your time. the bad is it is...
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president obama met with reporters to discuss serious questions. he tackled domestic and foreigner use beginning with sear yeah. here is abc's jonathan carl. >> reporter: president obama had a clear message for the american people there will be no rush to american action in syria. for one thing the evidence is incomplete. >> what we now have is evidence that chemical weapons have been used inside of syria. but we don't know how they were used, when they were used, who used them on. >> reporter: the president is 100 days into his second term and faced a string of defeats in congress. >> do you still have the juice to get the rest of your jenn throu -- agenda through the congress. >> put it that way. maybe i should pack up and go home. mark twain said rumors of my demise may bea little exaggerated. >> the problem he said is congress. >> john thnathan, you seem to st that somehow these folks over there have no responsibilities and my job is to somehow get them to behave. that's their job. >> reporter: after the press conference a senior white house of
president obama met with reporters to discuss serious questions. he tackled domestic and foreigner use beginning with sear yeah. here is abc's jonathan carl. >> reporter: president obama had a clear message for the american people there will be no rush to american action in syria. for one thing the evidence is incomplete. >> what we now have is evidence that chemical weapons have been used inside of syria. but we don't know how they were used, when they were used, who used them on....
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president barack obama is back at the white house after a trip to mexico and costa rica. he arrived saturday night at a military base in maryland. over his three day trip, the president talked about mexico's economy and the u-s immigration policies. while in costa rica, he also urged central american leaders to integrate their economies and confront violence in the region. >> in other news where talk about the explosion that happened overseas. this will be the third is rarely attack this year appeared in the second in two days. the israeli government confirms that dismissal targeted asian muddleheaded for the lebanese group >>one of the victims of the boston marathon bombings vsited the growing memorial in copley square. the tributes. reports another missle strike from isreal. this missile hit a military research center near damascus. on saturday there were reports of large explosions.this is video of the aftermath. if confirmed this would be the third israeli attack inside syria this year. and the second in two days. the israeli government confirms that it launched a mis
president barack obama is back at the white house after a trip to mexico and costa rica. he arrived saturday night at a military base in maryland. over his three day trip, the president talked about mexico's economy and the u-s immigration policies. while in costa rica, he also urged central american leaders to integrate their economies and confront violence in the region. >> in other news where talk about the explosion that happened overseas. this will be the third is rarely attack this...
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president obama is about to hold a white house news conference. >> this is the first time since march 1st that the president has held a white house news conference. it's only the second white house news conference this year. bill plante is at the white house. bill, good morning. >> tkpwofrpg to you, nora. there's no particular reason for this news conference. the president thought it would be a good idea to answer some questions before his trip to folks colater this week. this is the 100th day of the be second term. there's been a lot of criticism that he hasn't gotten much accomplished. he may see this as a way to relaunch his efforts. we know he will be asked about syria, immigration, gun control which failed miserably. immigration is live only because he managed to stay out of it. and other topics certain to come up, the debt, the coming limits on spending which will be a big fight in congress this summer, and who gets blamed of course is always a major concern of the white house. the public either blames congress or the president. the president is going to do his best to make sure
president obama is about to hold a white house news conference. >> this is the first time since march 1st that the president has held a white house news conference. it's only the second white house news conference this year. bill plante is at the white house. bill, good morning. >> tkpwofrpg to you, nora. there's no particular reason for this news conference. the president thought it would be a good idea to answer some questions before his trip to folks colater this week. this is...
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rich edson is live at the white house with more on the president's new nominee. >> just a couple minutes, the president will make the new announcement. anthony foxx, mayor of charlotte. known for bringing transportation and infrastructure projects to his city. shifting department of transportation, ray lahood, focused on safety, texting while driving to infrastructure projection. take a look. he wants $4 billion additional dollars for department of transportation fund. $50 billion up front in additional infrastructure projects. $40 billion over five-year period for additional rail projects and one billion for a new traffic control system. this is up for a senate nomination and confirmation. a process will begin once the president makes his initial confirmation here or recommendation here to the united states senate. we expect that to happen in just a minute or some back to you. ashley: let's listen in. >> everybody have a seat. good afternoon, everybody. ray lahood has said that being the secretary of transportation is the best job he ever had in public service. and that's fitting becaus
rich edson is live at the white house with more on the president's new nominee. >> just a couple minutes, the president will make the new announcement. anthony foxx, mayor of charlotte. known for bringing transportation and infrastructure projects to his city. shifting department of transportation, ray lahood, focused on safety, texting while driving to infrastructure projection. take a look. he wants $4 billion additional dollars for department of transportation fund. $50 billion up...
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dennis: and blame obama care for wanting an increase in health policy costs. first the world's currencies preparing the u.s. dollar. >> i'm lauren green with your fox news minute. in prague, rescue crews continue to seven for people who may be trapped after this morning's explosion. up to 55 people are injured in the blast that collapsed much of the first floor of the office building in the center of the czech capital. natural gas leak is the suspected cause. damaus,yrianister is alive after a bomb attack targeted his convoy. state media is reporting six people were killed. the united nations is urging syria to allow a team of experts into the country to investigate allegations the syrian regime used chemical weapons. in new york the final spire species are being installed atop one world trade center. it will provide a broadcast transmission antenna to restore the one that was destroyed september 11, 2001. the completed building are reach 1776 feet. now back to dennis. dennis: thanks very much, lauren. obama care was supposed to bend the cost of care downward
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and presidential perks of former french leader nicholas because he sent barack obama lavish gifts with forty thousand a designer golf bag and crystal let's find out what other goodies made it to the white house and out. today violence is once again. these are the images the world has been seeing on the streets of canada. during operation through the. nato supreme allied commander in europe has got american traditions to the alliances defense spending and of balance and accuse the e.u. of getting a free ride of washington's expense is not the first to sound the alarm over europe shrinking military spending let's see how that trend has affected nato so far now together european their nations have slashed these forty five a billion u.s. dollars to germany's and tie up military budget the cuts have led to military personnel in european they to save declining more than twenty five of the century down to survival now depends almost entirely on who is spending which makes up almost seventy five percent of the budget by dreger rose often activism from stop made to international says u.s. contr
and presidential perks of former french leader nicholas because he sent barack obama lavish gifts with forty thousand a designer golf bag and crystal let's find out what other goodies made it to the white house and out. today violence is once again. these are the images the world has been seeing on the streets of canada. during operation through the. nato supreme allied commander in europe has got american traditions to the alliances defense spending and of balance and accuse the e.u. of...
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lately on this channel and also presidential perks former french leader nicolas sarkozy said barack obama lavish gifts with forty thousand dollars including a designer golf bag and crystal lamps we got the details of the other goodies as well that made it to the white. home. news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images of the world from the streets of canada. showing operation to rule the day. the number of hunger strike imo prisoners acknowledged by jail officials jumped suite two hundred the figure has doubled since the military conducted a violent raid at the facility using food being put in solitary confinement and guards imposed a lockdown two weeks ago but the numbers still far lower than some of the detainees attorneys claim they believe as many as one hundred thirty people are taking part in the protest against mistreatment and indefinite detention either way it's more than half of one hundred sixty six prisoners currently held at the detention center that so the figures are not there what's more twenty people are being force fed strapped to a chair with a chu
lately on this channel and also presidential perks former french leader nicolas sarkozy said barack obama lavish gifts with forty thousand dollars including a designer golf bag and crystal lamps we got the details of the other goodies as well that made it to the white. home. news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images of the world from the streets of canada. showing operation to rule the day. the number of hunger strike imo prisoners acknowledged by jail officials jumped...
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performance at the white house correspondents dinner. gps continues right now. >>> we are piecing together how the alleged boston bombers radicalized themselves over the internet and posted their thoughts on twitter. we watched as the internet disseminated their images within a few minutes beginning the sequence of events that led to their capture. is technology a help or hindrance? i have a great person to answer the question. eric schmitt is the executive chairman of google and he has a new book that explores this and other ideas. it is called the new digital age, reshaping the future of people, nations and business. jarrod cohen has worked previously at the state department and as part of the time 100 i should add. thank you, guys. when you watched this boston episode, what did you think about the pow er of technology for the -- the process of self radicalizing on the internet is fascinating where people no longer need a community. they no longer need a leader. they can just find that information out there. >> look, this is aer the ab
performance at the white house correspondents dinner. gps continues right now. >>> we are piecing together how the alleged boston bombers radicalized themselves over the internet and posted their thoughts on twitter. we watched as the internet disseminated their images within a few minutes beginning the sequence of events that led to their capture. is technology a help or hindrance? i have a great person to answer the question. eric schmitt is the executive chairman of google and he...
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let's get back to last night's laughs at the white house correspondents' dinner and president obama. >> i am not giving up. in fact, i'm taking my charm offensive on the road. a texas barbecue, kentucky bluegrass concert with rand paul and a book burning with michele bachmann. my charm offensive has helped me learn some interesting things about what's going on in congress. it turns out absolutely nothing. but, the point of my charm offensive is simple, we need to make progress on some important issues. take the sequester. republicans fell in love with this thing and now they can't stop talking about how much they hate it. like we're trapped in a taylor swift album. one senator who has reached across the aisle recently is marco rubio, but i don't know about 2016. i mean, the guy has not even finished a single term in the senate and he thinks he's ready to be president. kids these days. i, on the other hand, run my last campaign. on thursday as ed mentioned i went to the opening of the bush presidential library in dallas. it was a wonderful event. and that inspired me to get started on
let's get back to last night's laughs at the white house correspondents' dinner and president obama. >> i am not giving up. in fact, i'm taking my charm offensive on the road. a texas barbecue, kentucky bluegrass concert with rand paul and a book burning with michele bachmann. my charm offensive has helped me learn some interesting things about what's going on in congress. it turns out absolutely nothing. but, the point of my charm offensive is simple, we need to make progress on some...
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at what point dot we hear more criticisms from the gop over the obama camp towards this? >> they're walking a very fine line. jackie mentioned, you have a very war wary public after the wars in iran and iraq. as we've seen over the last couple of year, the vast majority of americans want more of a focus on u.s. policy issues. you have the boston bombings over the last two weeks. that's really where americans are going to be focused. so how far do the gop senators want to go with this? we'll see hawks like lindsey graham and john mccain talking a lot about this, but it's not clear yet to the extent to which this is captured the interest of the american people. >> pivot to boston and talk about the investigation. david, your perspective on the radicalization. you have a unique perspective. were you held specifically in the tribal areas of pakistan for about seven months. what did you discover about the militants who were holding you captive, and what can we glean from your experience about the process of radicalization? >> it takes time. i think americans are very frightene
at what point dot we hear more criticisms from the gop over the obama camp towards this? >> they're walking a very fine line. jackie mentioned, you have a very war wary public after the wars in iran and iraq. as we've seen over the last couple of year, the vast majority of americans want more of a focus on u.s. policy issues. you have the boston bombings over the last two weeks. that's really where americans are going to be focused. so how far do the gop senators want to go with this?...
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us weep and they made us a group of our armrests just a little tighter yes who could forget michelle obama acting like an academy award winner herself announcing the oscars best picture this year but back to the white house dinner it didn't just host government officials and a list celebs it hosts the most influential media players in the biz and the fact that mainstream media even quaint at the nerd prom provided. fodder to be my latest weapon of mass distraction. known as nerd problem the hottest ticket in d.c. this weekend for the annual white house correspondents dinner so who are we expecting this year as far as celebrities last year lindsey lowe and the car dash has made big news what's your agenda tonight we want to talk was that you want to talk today i think tact president obama as you may know me event was headlined by the late night talk show host conan o'brien and of course like every year the president of the united states this year obama was just full of zingers just like this one. i really respect the press recognize that the press and i have different jobs to do my job is t
us weep and they made us a group of our armrests just a little tighter yes who could forget michelle obama acting like an academy award winner herself announcing the oscars best picture this year but back to the white house dinner it didn't just host government officials and a list celebs it hosts the most influential media players in the biz and the fact that mainstream media even quaint at the nerd prom provided. fodder to be my latest weapon of mass distraction. known as nerd problem the...
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there seems to be mixed messages coming from the white house. syrian opposition members say they know of no plans to arm these syrian rebels on the ground but we are also hearing that president obama seemed to indicate in his press conference yesterday that the use of chemical weapons has not been explored enough and that it raises more questions really than it answers. >> what we now have is evidence that chemical weapons have been used inside of syria but we don't know how they were used, when they were used, who used them. we don't have a chain of custody that establishes what exactly happened. >> reporter: as the president spoke more video emerged online of people claiming to have been exposed to chemical weapons. as with all such claims thus far they are impossible to verify. that has not stopped panic from spreading inside syria where fears of a large scale chemical attack are growing. in a letter attained by margaret brennan, the leader of the free syrian army asked president obama for support from the u.s. in dealing with the threat of c
there seems to be mixed messages coming from the white house. syrian opposition members say they know of no plans to arm these syrian rebels on the ground but we are also hearing that president obama seemed to indicate in his press conference yesterday that the use of chemical weapons has not been explored enough and that it raises more questions really than it answers. >> what we now have is evidence that chemical weapons have been used inside of syria but we don't know how they were...
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president obama had some fun saturday night at the white house correspondents' dinner. he also got revenge on his critics. later we'll take you to the dinner. >>> plus the boxing coach says he knows what may have changed the course of tamerlan's life. the result may have led to the boston marathon attack. that's ahead. >>> last night "60 minutes" did something it's never done in its 45-year program. the program interviewed a serial killer. he's known as an angel of death. he's confessed to killing between 30 and 40 patients injecting them with drugs. >> how did you choose who you were going to give this medication to? >> it's hard for me to go back in time and think about what things were running through my mind at the time. >> was it personal? >> no, no. >> did you get pleasure out of it? satisfaction? >> no. i mean i -- i -- i had thought that -- that people weren't suffering anymore, so in a sense, i thought i was helping. >> cullen suggested several times that his actions were merciful but his evidence doesn't support it. 60-year-old ellen an asthma patient was reco
president obama had some fun saturday night at the white house correspondents' dinner. he also got revenge on his critics. later we'll take you to the dinner. >>> plus the boxing coach says he knows what may have changed the course of tamerlan's life. the result may have led to the boston marathon attack. that's ahead. >>> last night "60 minutes" did something it's never done in its 45-year program. the program interviewed a serial killer. he's known as an angel of...
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. >>> according a white house official, president obama will nominate anthony fox as his new transportation secretary. if confirmed, he would replaceout going secretary ray lahood. fox is the first african- american mommyny among -- nominee among the new cabinet members for president obama's second term. >>> george lucas is one of three finalists to create a cultural hub in san francisco's presidio. they received 16 proposals at the space for the former building at crissy field. george lucas wants to use that site to build an art museum from his personal collection. two other ideas, an institute and a hub for exhibits and performances. those finalists will be asked to submit a final proposal this fall. >>> nippon airways completely, safely, a two-hour flight after being fitted with a new result yum battery design. some insiders say that could have passengers from san jose and japan again before the end of next month. >>> police in los angeles are dealing with a rather unusual suspect. this is video of the man police thought they were looking for but it turns out it wasn't their way and he w
. >>> according a white house official, president obama will nominate anthony fox as his new transportation secretary. if confirmed, he would replaceout going secretary ray lahood. fox is the first african- american mommyny among -- nominee among the new cabinet members for president obama's second term. >>> george lucas is one of three finalists to create a cultural hub in san francisco's presidio. they received 16 proposals at the space for the former building at crissy...
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. >> to the white house where president obama is set to provide more military aid to the rebels fighting president assad in syria. one of many issues at the press conference, abc's jon karl was there with tough questions of his own. good morning, jon. the president stepping up the pressure on syria but also making clear that we're not talking about troops here. >> reporter: that's right, george. no desire in this white house to send u.s. troops to syria or get them involved in that conflict really in any way but what they are preparing to do is significantly ramp up aid to the rebels that are fighting president assad. in the short term this will mean more nonlethal aid like night vision goggles, body armor, communications equipment, but i am told that the administration is preparing plans that would send weapons, lethal aid to those rebels. the president has long resisted because of the chance that those weapons could end up in the wrong hands. >> jon, you also asked the president a question about his languishing legislative agenda. it seemed to get under his skin a little bit but he is
. >> to the white house where president obama is set to provide more military aid to the rebels fighting president assad in syria. one of many issues at the press conference, abc's jon karl was there with tough questions of his own. good morning, jon. the president stepping up the pressure on syria but also making clear that we're not talking about troops here. >> reporter: that's right, george. no desire in this white house to send u.s. troops to syria or get them involved in that...
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and remember when president obama joked about getting a drink with senator mitch mcconnell at the white house correspondents' dinner? mitch mcconal is returning the laugh and he is ready to accept. waiting for the president. >> thank you very much, chriine. 41 minutes past the hour. more on that groundbreaking announcement from nba player jason collins. in his essay yesterday for "sports illustrated" he said, i didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major american team sport. but since i am, i'm happy to the start the i had my way, someon would have already done this. nobody has, which is why i'm raising my hand. the 34-year-old has gotten support from all corners of the sports world. from nba commissioner david stern to former teammates. so let's talk about the reaction with mike golic and mike greenberg the mosts of "mike & mike" on espn radio and espn2. they're joining us this morning. collins is the first active player in a major u.s. sport to come out. how big of a deal is this? >> well, it's both an enormous deal and i think no big deal at all. with regard
and remember when president obama joked about getting a drink with senator mitch mcconnell at the white house correspondents' dinner? mitch mcconal is returning the laugh and he is ready to accept. waiting for the president. >> thank you very much, chriine. 41 minutes past the hour. more on that groundbreaking announcement from nba player jason collins. in his essay yesterday for "sports illustrated" he said, i didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major...